The research focus of the Economic Geography Working Group is aligned with the profile of the working group. They focus on the topics:
Evolutionary Economic Geography
Transformation Research and Industrial Change
Landscapes of memory
The research projects of the Economic Geography Working Group are methodologically open and, depending on the question, apply quantitative, qualitative or a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods.
The regional focus of the research is in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe as well as East and Southeast Asia.